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Switching gears when usage runs low

Move from open-ended generation to bounded work you can hand off and that's still useful if it gets cut off.

Principles

  • Partial results should still be usable
  • Reduce execution risk first
  • Leave a precise restart point

How to do it

Pick a stopping point

Write down what's done, what's unknown and the next irreversible step.

Choose the deliverable

Favor audits, indexes, checklists and handoff notes.

Narrow permissions

Switch to read-only or suggestions only.

Leave a restart hook

Point to the next step and the first evidence to check.

Before you call it done

  • There's a stop condition
  • An interruption still leaves a deliverable
  • No implicit write access
  • The next step is clear

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